The Friends of Historic Rochester have two town-wide events coming up:
1. The Annual Meeting of Friends of Historic Rochester is scheduled for Friday, September 15, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Rochester Reformed Church, Route 209, Accord. Following discussion of the numerous activities and plans of Friends, the program for the evening is “The Delaware and Hudson Canal”, a slide presentation by Gretchen Reed and Tracy McNally.
All members and friends are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.
2. ACCORD THEN AND NOW : Walk the Hamlet – Celebrating Historic Accord
Do you remember the days when ……..today’s Accord Post Office building was the site of Breslow’s Pharmacy, Les Aaron’s Luncheonette, the Town Clerk’s Office, and the Accord P.O.? Were you there when Philliber’s right-hand building was Turner and Cohen’s Grocery Store, or Kanover and Layne’s Grocery, or Kolvenbach’s Accord General and Soda Fountain,? Or when Ronald Reagan came to town? Or when Honda Motor Car Company used Kolvenbach’s Accord General as the backdrop for introducing the world to its new model, the Accord!
On Saturday, October 7, 2006 the Annual Fall Tour sponsored by Friends of Historic Rochester will focus on Historic Main Street, Accord. Guided and self-guided walking tours will begin at Friends’ Museum, 12 Main Street between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Proceeding from there up and down Main Street, many of the buildings will be open so visitors can observe what is left from the past and how they have been adapted for use in the present – “Accord Then and Now”. The tour will feature personal recollections of long-time residents, enlargements of old photographs, and descriptions of each property over the years. Visitors will experience Accord of the 19th and 20th centuries, of the D & H Canal and O & W Railway Eras.
Many activities are being planned throughout the day, including breakfast and demonstrations at the Fire House, displays and activities at the Community Center, focus on the railroad station, music, and shows under a tent in the back yard of the Museum. Details of these and other events will follow. Please save the date and join us at this celebration of the Town of Rochester.
Support for this celebration of the Town’s history is coming from many of the Town’s organizations and individual residents.
If you have memories, photographs or other memorabilia. or would like to participate in the celebration of Main Street in any way, please call 845-626-7104, 687-9998, or 626-3140.
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